Consulting Senior Associate, Civil Engineer

ERM; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Parental leave

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

ERM is seeking a Consulting Senior Associate, Civil Engineer to build the foundations for a more sustainable future. Based in Washington, DC, this role offers hands-on growth across renewable energy, infrastructure resilience, and environmental remediation with hybrid/remote options.

You’ll gain experience in design drawings, permit applications, project controls, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across North America and globally.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in civil/environmental engineering (preferred).
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification in place or eligible.
• 1–2 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in projects on a global platform with diverse settings.
• Prepare site civil designs including earthwork, grading, roads, and stormwater management.
• Develop construction drawings, specs, calculations, and contract documents.
• Prepare permit applications for land disturbance and construction permits.

Skills

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

GIS

EIT

Travel willingness

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Civil or Environmental Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

GIS

Job description

Build the foundations of a more sustainable future

At ERM, your early‑career experience won’t be spent on the sidelines. As a Consulting Senior Associate, Civil Engineer, you’ll play an active role in shaping real-world projects that support renewable energy, infrastructure resilience, and environmental remediation. Based in our Washington, DC, Richmond, Virginia or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this role offers hands‑on technical growth, exposure to complex engineering challenges, and the chance to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across North America and globally—all while contributing to work that truly matters.

Why This Role Matters

ERM is a global leader in sustainability and environmental consulting, and our engineering teams are at the heart of delivering solutions that balance development, environmental protection, and community needs. In this role, you’ll support projects that enable cleaner energy, safer sites, and more resilient infrastructure—helping clients move from planning to implementation with confidence.

This is an opportunity to grow your technical foundation, build consulting and project delivery skills, and gain both office and field experience early in your career, all while being part of a collaborative, purpose-driven organization.

What Your Impact Is

• Support the planning, design, permitting, and construction of site civil and remedial engineering projects.
• Contribute to renewable energy installations, electric transmission and distribution facilities, and site remediation projects.
• Help deliver high‑quality engineering solutions by producing construction drawings, technical specifications, calculations, and permit applications.
• Support project controls and management activities, including scheduling, cost estimating, labor resourcing, and progress tracking.
• Collaborate with engineers, scientists, and project managers across disciplines and geographies.

What You’ll Bring

You’re curious, motivated, and ready to learn. You enjoy both technical problem‑solving and working as part of a team, and you’re excited about gaining exposure to diverse projects and environments. You’re comfortable balancing independent work with collaboration and are open to travel and fieldwork as part of your professional development.

Required

• B.S. or M.S. in Civil or Environmental Engineering (preferred). Or equivalent experience.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification in place or eligible.
• 1–2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and GIS.
• Strong verbal, written, and computer skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Preferred

• Familiarity with Microsoft Project, scheduling, and construction management.
• Exposure to consulting or construction‑related project environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in projects on a global platform, in varied settings that require creative and practical engineering solutions.
• Prepare site civil designs, including earthwork and site grading, access roads, erosion and sediment control, and stormwater management.
• Develop construction drawings, technical specifications, calculations, and contract documents.
• Prepare application packages for land disturbance permits, construction stormwater permits, and related construction permits; support land use permit applications.
• Use AutoCAD and GIS to develop engineering designs.
• Conduct field investigations, construction oversight, and quality assurance activities.
• Evaluate field data; perform calculations; and prepare engineering reports, cost estimates, schedules, and progress tracking reports.
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers across site investigation, risk management, planning, design, and construction disciplines.
• Work both independently and as part of global, multidisciplinary project teams.
• Participate in a center-of-excellence engineering team to help develop innovative designs and oversee implementation.

ERM offers a collaborative culture, exposure to impactful projects, opportunities for professional growth, and flexibility through hybrid/remote work options.

For the Consulting Senior Associate, Civil Engineer position, theanticipatedannual base pay is $73,600–$93,300(USD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures (casual and fixed term/flex force employees arenot bonuseligible).

• paid time off (vacation, sick, and floating holidays)
• parental leave
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability
• AD&D insurance
• 401(k)
• other applicable benefits to eligible employees

Who We Are:

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world‑class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!